By Gura Garcia
28 Jul 2024, 08:23 AM EDT
There’s a reason they call Dutch Red Bull Racing driver Max Verstappen ‘Mad Max’ who never misses the slightest opportunity to collect outstanding bills from anyone who dares to point him out, judge him or criticize him.
It is not the first time that he speaks so directly and frontally.
Last week, such a case took place at the Hungarian Grand Prix.where the multiple world champion told those who were criticising him for the way he treated and had harsh words for the Australian team’s engineer, Gianpiero Lambiase, on the radio to “go to hell”.
This weekend at the Belgian Grand Prix, ‘Mad Max’ As Max Verstappen is known, he has been under a lot of criticism, this time for combining Formula 1 with e-sports. That is why, after qualifying for the Belgian Grand Prix, the three-time world champion did not miss the opportunity to confront his detractors and defend himself from the accusations that have been leveled against him.
Verstappen spoke loud and clear and without any fear
“Last week I drove a lot in the rain in the simulator at Spaso yeah, sim racing isn’t so bad after all,” were Max Verstappen’s words in a recent interview with ‘Viaplay’.
“Even though a lot of people complain about it, they can all go to hell. “It’s been a great day, they have nothing to complain about,” were the statements to conclude the subject, made by a noticeably furious Max Verstappen.
‘Checo’ Pérez improved significantly in Belgium
Sergio Checo Pérez will start in second place behind Charles Leclerc at the Belgian GP. The Mexican had a great qualifying session and was a thousandth of a second behind the Ferrari driver.
Max Verstappen set the fastest time in qualifying for the Belgian Grand Prix, but the Dutchman will start from 11th place due to a 10-place grid penalty. Verstappen’s penalty is due to a power unit change, meaning Charles Leclerc will inherit pole position.
Lewis Hamilton will start from fourth place, with Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri finishing fifth and sixth respectively for McLaren. In sixth place will be George Russell’s Mercedes in seventh place. Carlos Sainz finished eighth for Ferrari, while his compatriot Fernando Alonso finished ninth for Aston Martin and Esteban Ocon completed the top 10 for Alpine.
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